Phoenix Rising FC vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

· USL Championship

Phoenix Rising FC

6': Rémi Cabral
11': Pierce Rizzo
26': Hope Avayevu
78': Ryan Flood

FT
4 - 1

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

16': Zachary Zandi

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Phoenix Rising FC are hosting Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Championship.

Match Timeline

6': Rémi Cabral (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 6'
11': Pierce Rizzo (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 11'
13': Noble Okello (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 13'
16': Zachary Zandi (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Goal at 16'
23': Daniel Flores (Phoenix Rising FC) Yellow Card at 23'
26': Hope Avayevu (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 26'
45': Marco Micaletto (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 45'
45': Charlie Dennis (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 45'
45': Levonte Johnson (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 45'
55': Charlie Adams (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 55'
61': Matthew Real (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 61'
62': Xian Emmers (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 62'
62': Kyle Vassell (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 62'
62': Yosuke Hanya (Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC) Substitution at 62'
70': Ryan Flood (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 70'
71': Kevin Arase (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 71'
78': Ryan Flood (Phoenix Rising FC) Goal at 78'
82': Pape Boye (Phoenix Rising FC) Substitution at 82'

Statistics

COS		PHX
7	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
10	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	3
47.5	Possession	52.5
12	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: USL Championship

Venue: Phoenix Rising Stadium at 38th St/Washington
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Attendance: 4,118

USL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sacramento Republic FC	1	+2	3
2	San Antonio FC	1	+1	3
3	Oakland Roots	1	+1	3
4	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	1	0	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Phoenix Rising FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Peter Rakovsky (GK)
6	Carl-Fred Sainte
51	Axel Essengue
87	Daniel Flores
88	Pierce Rizzo
10	Hope Avayevu
17	John Scearce
8	Noble Okello
91	Rémi Cabral
19	Damian Rivera
9	Ihsan Sacko

Phoenix Rising FC Substitutes:

Charlie Dennis, Kevin Arase, Emil Cuello, Ryan Flood, Xian Emmers, Tristan Shaw, Pape Boye, Triston Henry, Dariusz Formella.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Adam Beaudry (GK)
23	Garven Metusala
4	Tyler Clegg
3	Akeem Ward
18	Aidan Rocha
10	Zachary Zandi
13	Steven Echevarria
37	Brennan Creek
27	Juan Tejada
7	Jonas Fjellberg
11	Quenzi Huerman

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Substitutes:

Yosuke Hanya, Matthew Real, Levonte Johnson, Kyle Vassell, Marco Micaletto, Christian Herrera, Charlie Adams.

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